2nd Iran-Contra Trial Begins for Spy Chief George
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WASHINGTON — Former CIA spy chief Clair E. George, accused of lying to Congress, went on trial for the second time Monday as 90 potential jurors answered a questionnaire about their knowledge of the Iran-Contra affair.
The man who once headed CIA spy operations is charged with testifying falsely about his own knowledge of key players in the affair: those who sold arms to Iran and ran a military supply network for the Nicaraguan Contras.
Last summer, George’s case ended in a mistrial. The jury foreman said afterward that jurors were never close to convicting George, never close to believing that his answers to congressional committees constituted a crime.
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